I am reduced to sending my wife to the post office tomorrow to ship these orders out over the counter, which costs more, and is less convenient. I wonder if Click-N-Ship will ever work again?

Unfortunately, the alternatives are completely impractical. UPS ground shipping to France, instead of $53.10 for Click-N-Ship, or about $60 at the post office counter, is more than $200.

And don't kid yourself that HealthCare.gov is fixed. I had originally signed up there to find out what the Idaho health insurance exchange would charge me for coverage if I quit my day job. I never actually completed the application process, but I now get reminders from the federal government that it isn't too late to sign up! But when I click the link to go back and at least clarify that I am not looking for coverage -- 404 errors, each and every time.